The Open Spaces Working Party is responsible for the general maintenance of all the land, buildings and equipment owned by the Parish Council including parks, woodland and open spaces. This includes litter and dog waste service collection; benches and seats maintenance, grass and hedge cutting; tree maintenance; daily play ground equipment inspection and maintenance; boundary fence and gate maintenance; upkeep of all building owned and maintenance of all associated signage.
The Open Spaces Working Party is also responsible for the maintenance of the Holy Trinity Closed Churchyard and the War Memorial, over 500 footway street lights, over 70 allotment plots over two sites, six brick bus shelters and 1 metal shelter.
Position | Councillors |
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Chairman | David Thompson |
Vice Chairman | Vacant |
Members | Vacant John Horton Jane Baker Judy Weaver |
Open Space Area | Councillor |
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The Warren Roberts Ride: small grassed area with trees |
Ian Hamilton |
Entrance to Cedar Park School Cedar Avenue Cedar Avenue/Shepherds Lane: grassed area in front of 123/135 Cedar Avenue |
Ian Hamilton |
Holmer Green Road Open Space inc. part of Footpath HAZ/11 | David Thompson |
Hazlemere Recreation Ground | John Horton |
Rose Avenue Recreation Ground | Alan Cecil |
Holy Trinity Churchyard War Memorial |
Jane Baker |
Curzon Avenue: small grassed area by shops |
Leigh Casey |
Maple Close: grassed area at the end of Maple Close/ Ilex Close |
Patrick Ruffles |
Highfield Way: grassed area fronting houses in Highfield Way |
Alan Cecil |
Fallowfield: grassed area adjacent to garages |
Leigh Casey |
Queensway Allotments |
Judy Weaver |
Footpath (HAZ/) | Location | Councillor |
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1, 6 and 8 | Around Hazlemere Recreation Ground (Maintained by Hazlemere Parish Council) | John Horton |
2 | Beechfield Way (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Alan Cecil and Patrick Ruffles |
3 | Holy Trinity Church car park, Manor Road, St Johns Road to Kingswood (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Jane Baker |
4, 5, 15, 16, 17 and 18 | Grange Farm (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Catherine Oliver |
7 | Western Dene to Sawpit Hill (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | David Thompson and Paul Fleming |
9 | Beech Tree pub to Kingswood (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Fiona Doonican |
10 | Barnes Lane to Manor Road (Maintained by Hazlemere Parish Council) | Alan Cecil |
11 | Behind Ralphs Retreat, Marys Mead, Toms Turn, Cedar Park School to Cedar Avenue (Maintained by Hazlemere Parish Council) | Ed Gemmell |
12 | Queensway to Penn Road (Maintained by Hazlemere Parish Council) | Judy Weaver |
13 | Oakengrove Lane (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Jane Baker |
14 | Putnam Lane (Maintained by Buckinghamshire Council) | Catherine Oliver |
The following areas' grass cutting are now maintained by the Parish Council instead of Buckinghamshire Council, there will be eight cuts in a year.
Please see the maps to ascertain the exact areas being maintained which are outlined in red.
Brackley_Road_North_and_South.pdf
Centre_Walk_Beechfield_Way.pdf
Grass Cutting
The following areas' grass cutting are now maintained by the Parish Council instead of Buckinghamshire Council with 8 cuts per annum.
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8894_EL_area.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8895_Green_Street_area.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8896_Cedar_Park_West.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8994_Rose_Avenue_School.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8995_Rose_Avenue.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU8996_Cedar_Avenue.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU9094_Rose_Avenue_west.pdf
Wyc_grid_ref_SU9095_Curzon_Avenue.pdf
Hedges
The Parish Council has also taken on cutting hedges/trees shrubs which are a danger to road users/pedestrians on the same areas outlined in green. Landowners must be identified and written to requesting urgent works to be carried using standard letters; should the works not be completed then Buckinghamshire Council will undertake legal enforcement.